diff --git a/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml b/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml
index ea09d12..8db9527 100644
--- a/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <parent.base.dir>${project.basedir}/..</parent.base.dir>
-        <version.log4j>2.17.1</version.log4j>
+        <version.log4j>2.25.3</version.log4j>
     </properties>
 
     <artifactId>log4j2-ecs-layout</artifactId>